diff --git a/make/defs-dist.mk b/make/defs-dist.mk
index 0bf845c7..c9678d90 100644
--- a/make/defs-dist.mk
+++ b/make/defs-dist.mk
@@ -166,4 +166,4 @@ USE_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_OPTS = true
 #USE_FUSE                       = true
 #USE_SNDFILE                    = true
 #USE_GLIB                       = true
-
+USE_ASSERTIONS                  = false